While Carlton Fisk's 1972 rookie card (#79) is one of the nicer
rookie cards of the decade in my book, both for design AND the fact that
one of my favorite players from my childhood is also on it, Cecil
Cooper, it still would have been nice to have a
"dedicated" rookie card of "Pudge" instead of a three-player card as
seen below.
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| Great rookie card featuring two stars of the game. |
Today I post up what could be the last "dedicated rookie" subject
in the thread, since Fisk is the last of future Hall of Fame players who
had a shared rookie card during the 70's.
(Jack Morris may make the Hall, but he DID have a nice 1978 Burger King card that would qualify as a dedicated rookie.)
I may branch out to other stars of the game during the era, like Thurman Munson and Dale Murphy, but time will tell.
But for now, allow me to present my design of a 1972 Carlton Fisk
"dedicated" rookie card, using a great 1972 photo from Sports
Illustrated as the card image.
Enjoy…
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| Dedicated 1972 Carlton Fisk design. |
On a side note, Cecil Cooper really was one of my favorite players
growing up, and I feel he is often a forgotten star of the late
1970's-early 1980's with the Milwaukee Brewers.
I'll have to find something to profile him with later on…